Last Modified: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 11:23 p.m.

Gabriel F. DaRosa was arrested Tuesday on charges of defrauding an innkeeper, according to a Flagler County sheriff's report.

DaRosa stayed at the Sleep Inn on Kingswood Drive from Nov. 8, 2010 until June 24, 2011, the report states. Management reported that he left with an outstanding balance of $6,842.21. The Sleep Inn has since changed hands and is now a Red Roof Inn.

"When Gabriel first began staying there he gave the management two different debit cards for payment, which were both denied," according to the report. "He would then make up stories and get them to feel sorry for him, so they continued to let him stay there and accumulate a large bill."

DaRosa would "make payments periodically," the report states. He last made a payment on Feb. 4, 2011 for $280, the report states. Additionally, he wrote a check three months later for $4,485.24 "but the check bounced."

When the hotel was sold and under new management, requests were made for DaRosa to pay the bill. He would make arrangements to meet the manager "somewhere in Daytona" but not show up, according to the report. He would then promise to send a cashier's check.

DaRosa was booked into the Flagler County Inmate Facility where he was being held Wednesday on $1,500 bail.

<p>PALM COAST &mdash; A 44-year-old Daytona Beach man is accused of failing to pay nearly $7,000 in room charges at a Palm Coast Sleep Inn after staying there for almost eight months.</p><p>Gabriel F. DaRosa was arrested Tuesday on charges of defrauding an innkeeper, according to a Flagler County sheriff's report.</p><p>DaRosa stayed at the Sleep Inn on Kingswood Drive from Nov. 8, 2010 until June 24, 2011, the report states. Management reported that he left with an outstanding balance of $6,842.21. The Sleep Inn has since changed hands and is now a Red Roof Inn.</p><p>"When Gabriel first began staying there he gave the management two different debit cards for payment, which were both denied," according to the report. "He would then make up stories and get them to feel sorry for him, so they continued to let him stay there and accumulate a large bill."</p><p>DaRosa would "make payments periodically," the report states. He last made a payment on Feb. 4, 2011 for $280, the report states. Additionally, he wrote a check three months later for $4,485.24 "but the check bounced." </p><p>When the hotel was sold and under new management, requests were made for DaRosa to pay the bill. He would make arrangements to meet the manager "somewhere in Daytona" but not show up, according to the report. He would then promise to send a cashier's check.</p><p>DaRosa was booked into the Flagler County Inmate Facility where he was being held Wednesday on $1,500 bail.</p>